The row over this kimchi and whether it is Chinese or Korean kimchi, according to the U.

N, is the Korean name for preserved vegetables seasoned with spices and fermented seafood cabbage kimchi being one of the most common versions.

But Chinese state run newspaper Global Times claimed that China had received an international certification for kimchi, but what it had received was one for parts I Chinese style salted fermented vegetables.

The Chinese claim over kimchi didn't go down well in South Korea, prompting even the Agriculture Ministry to issue a clarification that kimchi shouldn't be confused with parts I, if the saying holds true that you are what you eat, then Koreans are kimchi.

95% of them eat the spicy pickled cabbage every day.

That's two million tons annually.

Even its preparation is a celebrated ritual.

So reports that China had secured international certification for a comparable product was something many Koreans found hard to digest.

E read a media story that China now says kimchi is theirs and that they're making an international standard for it.

It's absurd.

I'm worried that they might steal other cultural goods, not just kimchi.

A similar Chinese pickle called pots I was recently certified by the International Organization for Standardization or Isso, which pointed out The standard does not apply to kimchi.

But China's state run Global Times devoured the news, hailing the new standard for the quote kimchi industry led by China.

Caught by surprise, China's Foreign Ministry recognized the pecan situation and called form or diplomacy.

Is there a NA argument about this?

I'm not aware of this that I think there has been some disagreement online, Yes.

Is that right?

Maybe we should go and ask our colleagues in the South Korean Embassy about Where's the argument?

I think we should have Mawr cooperation and sharing.

The perceived cultural and culinary appropriation also has some Koreans asking Who's to blame?

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I don't think that Korea's handling the situation that well, it's important to make our own food appealing to people around the world.

If we don't do that, that's our problem, not China.

The kimchi clash maybe cooling down, but it's still packed with emotion, so lots to digest on the plate.

Here, let's bring in Dr Soldier in limb.

She's a senior lecturer, lecturer at the University off Central Lancashire.

Dr.

Lim, why are South Koreans taking this to heart?

Oh, the thing is that the kimchi is something like a cultural thing rather than just the food in Korea.

So in Korea, for example, we don't have a surf served meals like by one by one.

But we have all food at the same time on the one table with the side dishes.

And kimchi is the main side dish.

And is there always?

And for example, you know, for myself I eat kimchi every day and without which I can't even think about what I can have.

And if I can't have kimchi for, for example, for like a week, then I feel like I'm really missing kimchi.

So it is something embedded in our life in Korea, and, you know, it has a history.

And we just, you know, talk about kimchi pretty much.

And, you know, even before winter time, every single family, you know, we we need to make kimchi.

We have this process and have kind of a tradition to make kimchi.

But you know when when you think about.

For example, in Italy, you know, the pasta and the leaves are there.

But, you know, if other countries claim that this tradition is their own ones, then that would be really disturbing.

So this is kind off that China this time claims that the I S o international Standard Organization, uh, gave them the certification about Chinese kimchi so called from Chinese side, which is a pouch.

I that is a pickled vegetable rather than kimchi.

Kimchi is like a fermented vegetable.

So that is why it's so bothering.

For South Koreans to call, the peak could well as kimchi, which is really different from kimchi itself.

What do you see is the reason behind this Chinese attempt, in a sense, to claim kimchi as their own.

It looks like Chinese do not claim kimchi as its own, like fat but Chinese by having a certification for their power try.

They included the kimchi as a part off this Siri's off different vegetables in a way, and also this, he says, I see, is a part off the cultural diplomacy, and having all this food in the region as a part off Chinese were originals, But that kind of makes they're ready to go beyond their country itself.

So that is why the Korean government is there.

So much allergy does well about that.

Do you see that this feud over food will continue in the near future?

Um, it's not the new, for example, Like 19 years ago, Something like this.

I remember correctly.

We already had the similar kind of dispute before as well.

So the Chinese food and Korean food, We have similar trees and the differences, but kimchi is is so unique for for our culture on society.

So we already had this kind of disputed before.

But now the even Korean government does not consider it as a kimchi.

I mean, the Chinese poetry.

Dr.

Lim, Pleasure talking to you about kimchi instead off North Korean nuclear policy that we normally discuss.

Thank you so much.

Thank you very much.